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Commute Options are Smart Business.

Enroll your business as a Commute Champion
and your employees benefit 

1. Employees join Commute Champions using the Get There Oregon website.
2. Employees log commute trips made using transit, walking, biking, carpooling, vanpooling, teleworking, and not made due to a compressed work schedule. 
3. Employees of Commute Champion businesses receive a $25 gift card for every 50 days of non-drive alone commuting!

Keep it Simple: WTA Runs the Program for You
WTA coordinates communications and encouragements, answers employee questions, and secures and delivers prizes.

WTA will provide recognition of participating Commute Champion businesses, ensuring community visibility.

*Citations provided at bottom of page

Your Employees Save Money

Average Annual Costs of Commuting

For more information fill out the form below or contact WTA at (503) 906-7961 or wta@wta-tma.org. ​

Citations

23% of employees have quit a job due to a bad commute.
Half, Robert. “Nearly One-Quarter Of Workers Have Left A Job Due To A Bad Commute, According To Robert Half Survey.” Accessed November 15, 2019. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nearly-one-quarter-of-workers-have-left-a-job-due-to-a-bad-commute-according-to-robert-half-survey-300716675.html.​

​Half of employees say their commute is stressful.
​Half, Robert. “Survey: 50% Of Workers Say Their Commute Is Stressful.” Accessed November 25, 2019. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-50-of-workers-say-their-commute-is-stressful-300949046.html.

​Individuals with long, inactive commutes take around 20% more sick days from work.
Ma, Liang, and Runing Ye. “Does Daily Commuting Behavior Matter to Employee Productivity?” Journal of Transport Geography 76 (April 1, 2019): 130–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.03.008.​